Languages of the UN General Assembly

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about the languages used in the United Nations General Assembly. The UN General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. It comprises all 193 Member States of the UN and meets in regular sessions every year.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not an official language of the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. English
  2. French
  3. Spanish
  4. Mandarin
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a working language of the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. English
  2. French
  3. Spanish
  4. Arabic
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. English
  2. French
  3. Spanish
  4. Russian
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the second most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. French
  2. Spanish
  3. Russian
  4. Arabic
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the third most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. Spanish
  2. Russian
  3. Arabic
  4. Chinese
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the fourth most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. Russian
  2. Arabic
  3. Chinese
  4. Portuguese
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the fifth most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. Arabic
  2. Chinese
  3. Portuguese
  4. German
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the sixth most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. Chinese
  2. Portuguese
  3. German
  4. Japanese
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the seventh most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. Portuguese
  2. German
  3. Japanese
  4. Korean
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the eighth most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. German
  2. Japanese
  3. Korean
  4. Italian
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the ninth most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. Japanese
  2. Korean
  3. Italian
  4. Hindi
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the tenth most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. Korean
  2. Italian
  3. Hindi
  4. Urdu
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the eleventh most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. Italian
  2. Hindi
  3. Urdu
  4. Indonesian
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the twelfth most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. Hindi
  2. Urdu
  3. Indonesian
  4. Bengali
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the thirteenth most widely spoken in the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. Urdu
  2. Indonesian
  3. Bengali
  4. Russian